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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1907
Page
4
The piece urges gratitude despite recent business troubles, comparing the downturn to seasickness. It notes strong leaders working on preventive plans, cites rapid growth outpacing systems, and expresses local prosperity. It ends with a call to enjoy Thanksgiving while remembering the day's deeper meaning.
In Greeley the community questions justice after Otto Kepnic was acquitted in the district court for holding up and shooting Rev. Oscar W. Gustafson on September 22. The case sparked debate as Kepnic admitted to officers and the minister's account largely matched, yet the jury found him not guilty.
The article discusses a jury acquittal despite apparent alibi evidence linking two suspects to a minister shooting. It argues jurors doubted guilt, yet acquitted, citing reasonable doubt and flaws in the jury system. It notes Walter Lininger’s testimony, the alibi’s impact, and the broader debate on protecting society versus strict oath adherence.
The Henry Lyn irrigation district will build a Platte river ditch from Riverside cemetery to Barr Lake and toward the Adams county line to water 50 000 acres. Officers include Clarence Ire land president J H Ledgerwood secretary and directors J M Bowles and Frank Hensley with Chas F Tew as attorney. Cantaloupes will be grown on reclaimed land. Project cost is $1 250 000. A tunnel idea from Williams Fork to Denver is revived as irrigation districts form to fund a $1 500 000 plan irrigating land between Golden and Denver.
George J. Moore the insurance agent bound over for trial on selling bogus insurance to farmers near Ault asked to be jailed by Warden Dufield at Denver county jail. Moore and companion C H Gregory were admitted to bail with Gregory allegedly having left the state. To reassure his bondsmen Moore requested custody and Sheriff Florance was notified.
Rev James A Lewis pastor Milaca Minn endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy after seven years of use. He claims it helps croup and whooping cough and notes it is sold by all druggists.
C F Bastings of Chicago plans to visit Greeley this week seeking relatives of Tucker R Comings and wife, found dead last July in a Himalayan snowbank at about 15 000 feet. Bastings possesses a photo of a woman suspected to be Mrs Comings. the couple had joined American tourists on a perilous Himalayan trek in 1906.
The Greeley Unitarians welcomed Fort Collins members to a joint dinner at Unity church with a turkey supper for over 100 guests. Afterward speakers from both cities engaged in witty, earnest postprandial talks, celebrating the shared effort to better the world through sharing.
Mrs Rosa Potts of Birmingham Alabama reports relief from biliousness and constipation after using Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. She says the tablets relieve discomfort quickly and boost digestion helping the system work naturally. Sold by all druggists.
Bring the School Children to the New Camfield hotel on Thursday Friday and Saturday December 5 6 and 7 where Dr Savero an eye ear nose and throat specialist from Denver will examine their eyes and yours free Come early.
Testimony from Greeley residents, including R H Snyder of J Z Clough Furniture Co, praises Doan's Kidney Pills for lasting relief from backache and kidney trouble. Snyder recalls first using them in Chicago and continued to endorse the remedy after moving to Colorado. For sale nationwide by Foster Milburn Co. 50 cents.
After twenty four hours the district court jury failed to agree on guilt or innocence of Harry Mandel of Denver in the copper wire theft from Northern Colorado Power. C H Whaples and Arthur Robinson faced convictions. Whaples is in prison and Robinson was pardoned. The case turned on Mandel's knowledge that the stolen wire was involved.
H A Russell and Charles K Clark claim joint invention of a clock alarm with a string and weight mechanism that both awakens the user and opens the furnace draught to warm the house. The idea foresees a simple wind up action that triggers the furnace, ensuring warmth when the family rises.
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